On 04/03/2011 12:06 AM, 240 wrote:
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> So, I recently installed the newest version of opensuse. I boot it up
> and log in as root user then type startx
that puts you in the GUI as root…which you don’t really want,
instead use init5 if root
> Is there anything I’m not doing correctly to get the GUI to load?
a default install of openSUSE 11.4 will boot directly to the GUI
selected during install–why yours does not needs to be answered…
and, i see ‘vnc’: are you working a distant machine, or in a VM?
please give more info…
What video card are you using?
If nVidia, see my post #323, from a CLI add the nVidia repository to update your driver to latest stable using zypper NVIDIA 260.19 Issues
there was a lot of output but heres the bit on VGA
vga compatible controller [0300] :nVidia Corporation gf108 [geforce gt430] [10de:0de1] (rev a1)
Subsystem: device [196e:0828]
kernel driver in use :nouveau
I have no clue why it does not boot into the GUI
I was also under the assumption that you need to be root user to startx
and i am in init 5 :S
i typed init 3 then init 5 but no GUI loads up
On 04/03/2011 07:06 PM, 240 wrote:
> I was also under the assumption that you need to be root user to startx
well, i may be wrong, but i thinks one can launch startx as a
user…but, i’ve not tried in an interval of time sufficiently short
to allow recall
> and i am in init 5 :S
> i typed init 3 then init 5 but no GUI loads up
well…hmmmmm, since you say you tried nomodeset as boot option and
that didn’t help then i want to assume you have a bad install, did you
do this prior to beginning the install: http://tinyurl.com/2ebcf27
if you have a good install, and have not ‘fiddled’ with the system,
and put nomodeset in the Boot options line at the first green screen,
then it MUST launch X or give reason why…
